The dream of a red-state Hollywood.

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There are good reasons to abandon books we’re not enjoying, but our attenuated attention might lead us to tap out too early.

There are good reasons to abandon books we’re not enjoying, but our attenuated attention might lead us to tap out too early.

The director discusses a key scene from “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” featuring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson.

With “Coyote vs. Acme,” Ian Frazier, a soft-spoken reporter and humorist, has finally gone Hollywood.

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